Heart failure : a clinician's guide to ambulatory diagnosis and treatment / edited by Mariell L. Jessup, Evan Loh ; foreword, Robert O. Bonow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jessup, Mariell L.

Loh, Evan.

Series:

Contemporary cardiology (Totowa, N.J.)

Contemporary cardiology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heart failure.

Ambulatory medical care.

Heart Failure--therapy.

Ambulatory Care.

Medical Subjects:

Heart Failure--therapy.

Ambulatory Care.

Physical Description:

xii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2003]

Summary:

With a growing population of heart attack survivors and persons over 65, almost every practicing physician in the United States will increasingly encounter patients suffering the heart failure syndrome. In Heart Failure: A Clinician's Guide to Ambulatory Diagnosis and Treatment, leading practitioners from a major center for the study of heart failure -- the University of Pennsylvania -- review all aspects of heart failure diagnosis and management, with a particular emphasis on office-based/ambulatory care. Following the problem-solving steps used in an office-based practice, the authors provide extensive coverage of the presenting signs and symptoms of heart failure, as well as the tools with which to evaluate left-ventricular function, hemodynamics, and exercise performance. They also discuss the complex, evidenced-based therapeutic options for treating patients with dyspnea, fatigue, or edema, following the new ACC/AHA heart failure guidelines that are specifically directed at targeted symptoms. Treatment recommendations are also presented for the patient with advanced heart failure, including alternative therapies, surgical approaches, and devices. Problem-oriented and highly practical, Heart Failure: A Clinician's Guide to Ambulatory Diagnosis and Treatment provides an indispensable resource for physicians and nurses on the primary care team charged with the daily management of patients with heart failure.

Contents:

1 Heart Failure: The Economic Burden of a Deadly Disease / Daniela Pini 1

2 Taking a History in a Patient with Heart Failure / Irving M. Herling 17

3 Evaluation of Dyspnea / David M. McCarthy 25

4 Heart Failure and Fatigue / Eric D. Popjes 37

5 Evaluation of Edema / Srihari S. Naidu, Ross Zimmer 55

6 Evaluation of Palpitations / Henry H. Hsia 69

7 Examination of the Patient Suspected to Have Heart Failure / Susan C. Brozena 87

8 Evaluation of Ventricular Function / Craig H. Scott, Victor A. Ferrari 103

9 Coronary Artery Disease and Congestive Heart Failure / Robert L. Wilensky, Bruce D. Klugherz 131

10 Hemodynamic Evaluation of Patients with Heart Failure / Ruchira Glaser, Daniel M. Kolansky 149

11 Exercise Performance Evaluation in Patients with Heart Failure / Andrew Kao 163

12 Understanding the Syndrome of Heart Failure / Mariell L. Jessup 209

13 Education and Management of the Whole Patient / Kathleen M. McCauley 223

14 Pharmacologic Therapy for Symptomatic Congestive Heart Failure / Evan Loh 237

15 Evaluation and Treatment of Arrhythmias in Heart Failure / David J. Callans 253

16 Emerging Therapies in Heart Failure / David Zeltsman, Michael A. Acker 271

17 Current Concepts of Biventricular Pacing in Heart Failure / Robert W. Rho, Vickas V. Patel, Dusan Z. Kocovic 279

18 Alternate Therapies for Congestive Heart Failure / Shashank Desai 297

19 Established Therapies for Advanced Heart Failure / Lee R. Goldberg 307

20 Diastolic Heart Failure: A Clinician's Approach to Diagnosis and Management / Martin G. Keane 321

21 Disease Management and Practice Guidelines for Heart Failure: A Practical Approach / Jerry Johnson 339.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1588290417

OCLC:

51297178